Blank Children’s Hospital chooses a Kid Captain for each Iowa State football home game.

Blank Children’s Hospital chooses a Kid Captain for each Iowa State football home game.

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Updated: 6:41 PM CDT Oct 28, 2015

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WEBVTT MARK: WE ALL FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS THANKS TO A PASSING COMMENT MADE BY TCU'S COACH AT HIS WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE. THE PICTURE CAPTURED A MOMENT FROM A VERY BRIEF CONVERSATION. THE VIDEO SHOWS HOW FAST IT WAS . NOT REALLY A TIME OR PLACE TO HAVE AN IN-DEPTH CHAT. AND TO BE FAIR SEVERAL IOWA , STATE PLAYERS ALSO TOOK A MOMENT TO SAY HI TO ABBY FABER. IT MAKED ME FEEL SURPRISED. MARK: ABBY HAS BEEN SPECIAL SINCE DAY ONE, WEIGHING LESS THAN 2 POUNDS WHEN SHE ARRIVED 10 WEEKS EARLY. HER PARENTS WERE THRILLED TO SEE THEIR DAUGHTER, WHO LIVES WITH CEREBRAL PALSY, HAVE A CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE GAME DAY AND THAT UNEXPECTED HELLO. TREVONE BOYKIN IS THE BEST PLAYER ON ONE OF THE BEST TEAMS IN THE COUNTRY. HE'S CONSIDERED A FRONT RUNNER FOR THE HEISMAN TROPHY. HE'S GOT A LOT OF PRESSURE ON HIM. I ASSUME BECAUSE OF WHO HE IS , AND WHERE HIS TEAM IS, TO TAKE THAT BRIEF SECOND AND KNEEL DOWN GET OFF THAT GAME FACE AND SAY HEY, WHAT'S YOUR NAME? I THOUGHT THAT WAS PRETTY COOL. I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, SHE GOT OUT A LOT OF IT BUT I PROMISE YOU TRAYVONE PROBABLY GOT MORE OUT OF IT THAN SHE DID. MARK: AT HIS WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE, TCU COACH GARY PATTERSON SPOKE ABOUT HOW HE WANTS HIS PLAYERS TO GIVE BACK AND THEN DROPPED THIS TIDBIT OF INFORMATION. I HAVEN'T MET HER SO, I HEAR RUMOR SHE MIGHT BE COMING IN FOR THIS BALLGAME. SO IF SHE DOES HOPEFULLY I'LL GET OPPORTUNITY TO MEET HER AND HER PARENTS. MARK: ABBY'S MOTHER TELLS KCCI SHE CAN'T COMMENT YET ON IF THEY ARE REALLY GOING TO THE TCU FOOTBALL GAME TOMORROW NIGHT. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY MEET AGAIN, THIS HAS TURNED INTO A LUCRATIVE RELATIONSHIP. AN ONLINE FUNDING PAGE SET UP LAST WEEKEND BY A TCU FAN HAS COLLECTED OVER $31,000 FOR

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Blank Children’s Hospital chooses a Kid Captain for each Iowa State football home game.